§ Ms. PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the average number of applicants for vacancies for general practitioner posts in the United Kingdom every year since 1989.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information available is shown in the table. The figures are based on records kept by the Medical Practices Committee only in relation to general practitioner vacancies advertised by family health services authorities, which are 11 per cent. of the total. They are not comprehensive for England as a whole. Information relating to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland is a matter for my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Wales and Scotland and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
Date Average Number of applicants for each vacancy 30 October 1989 32 30 October 1990 33 25